Subwoofer or no subwoofer? (1 Viewer)

[paul.shill]

Evening all,

I have a home theatre system that I am happy with, however I don't currently run a subwoofer and was wondering if I should add one.

I don't particularly need more bass, I live in a semi detached house and I am sure my neighbours don't want any additional bass, plus the fact I have floorstanders as my front left and right (all the 5 speakers are Wharfedales), so there is plenty of bass, however I have read that adding a subwoofer will allow the rest of the speakers to handle the treble and the mid-range meaning that everything sounds clearer.

Advice would be gratefully received.

thanks

Paul

 

[Jim517]

Since you are happy with your setup, I say no. It would sound better with one though, especially movies.

 

[whenimabillionaire]

Although you are very happy with your current setup, I would highly recommend a subwoofer as it would be a phenomenal addition to your experience. After the first time I used a subwoofer with speakers, I was shocked and it became a must-have for any and all other speakers in my house. If you're worried about the extra sound, noise, and bass, I would suggest soundproof panels as a solution to that, and those are not costly at all.

 

[John Sparks]

I have definitive towers and a center all with subs and that made a 5.0 system. I unplugged those 3 subs in the speakers, added a real subwoofer, now I really have a 5.1 system and movies sound just like the should.

 

[questrider]

I have read that adding a subwoofer will allow the rest of the speakers to handle the treble and the mid-range meaning that everything sounds clearer.

This is one of the advantages of using a subwoofer in that in your amplifier preferences you set a crossover to the LFE—e.g., 80Hz—so that everything below that gets sent to the LFE and everything above to the rest of your speakers.

 

[PhilAR]

When presented with the question "subwoofer or no subwoofer", the answer is always subwoofer. It offers a completely different level of bass.

 

[paul.shill]

I bought one. And love it! Thanks for the advice everyone.